One Snow family of early Roane County (the part that later became Loudon County) originates from John "Trooper" Snow (b. ca. 1704). John had at least two brothers, Thomas Snow (d. 1781) of Bedford County, Virginia and Captain Henry Snow (d. 1784). His parents names and other siblings are unknown. Trooper John Snow had a land patent in Orange County Virginia as early as 1730. It is likely that Trooper John and his brothers came to Virginia from New England where the Snows were among the first settlers in North America. Trooper John is said to have started the Snow family's wintry first names due to his amusement about his brother Henry who married the Widow Frost. Widow Frost had first turned down an offer of marriage from a Mr. Hail to marry Henry Snow instead. Trooper John moved to Louisa County Virginia about 1740. He had at leas four sons, Frost Snow (b. 1730), Ice Snow (b. 1732) John Snow (b. 1734) and Richard Snow (b. ca. 1740). His wife's name was Sarah. He died in Albemarle County Virginia in 1789. Frost and Snow as he was called, left Virginia prior to 1784 and settled in Surry County, N. C. where he died. His wife was Elizabeth Ballard. Their children were 1.) Frost Snow Jr. (b. 1756) Revolutionary War soldier, married Abigail Fortner; 2.) Fielding Snow (b. 1758) married Abigail Fortner; 3.) Jane Snow (b. 1760) married Bartlett Cave; 4.) Obediah Snow (b. 1762) married Abigail Riggs, 5.) Bird Snow (b. 1764) married Polly Mayhugh; 6.) Richard Snow (b. 1766) married a Hale and moved to Greeneville County, S. C. and later to south Georgia; 7.) Adrah Snow (b. 1767) married Benjamin Taliferro and moved to Georgia and later to West Tennessee; 8.) Thomas Snow (b. 1769) married Elizabeth Hale Burrus and moved to Roane County Tennessee where Thomas was drowned in 1818 in the Clinch River; 9.) John Snow (b. 1770 - d. after 1860 in Roane County Tennessee) wife unknown; 10.) Lydia Snow (b. 1773) married Joseph Fletcher; 11.) Samuel Snow (b. 1776) married Sarah Fletcher; 12.) Hayland "Hail" Snow (b. 1777) found in the 1830 Census in Hawkins County, Tennessee. All the children were born in either Albemarle or Louisa County Virginia. John Snow (b. 1770 Albemarle County Virginia - d. after 1860) grew up in Surry County N. C. It is believed that he spent some time in Greeneville County, S. C. and may have first married there because his son Richard H. (b. 1808) reported in the 1850 and 1870 Censuses that he was born there. The name of John's wife or wives have not been discovered. About 1820 John Snow came to Roane County, Tennessee. The Snow family were charter members of Prospect Baptist Church. John's descendant James Snow still attends church there (1998). John died sometime after 1860. His children were 1.) Richard H. Snow, Sr. (b. 1808) married Sarah E. Morphew; 2.) William Snow; 3.) Elizabeth Snow (b. 1813); 4.) Sarah Snow married Hiram Lane; 5.) Frances Snow (b. 1823) married William Pharis (Faires); 6.) Nancy Jane Snow married Michael Selvidge; 7.) Thomas Snow (b. 1829) married Louvina Pharis (Faires); 8.) Adrah (b. 1825) and possibly other children. The name of the above children were verified by the estate record of Lorenzo Lane, son of Sarah Snow and Hiram Lane. Census records for 1850 and 1860 show that Lorenzo was living with his grandfather John Snow. Lorenzo Lane died in Andersonville Prison in Georgia during the Civil War. Richard H. Snow, Sr. (b. 1808 Greeneville County S. C.) married Sarah J. Morphew (b. July 26, 1812). She was the daughter of Uriah Morphew and Anne Fairchild of Surry County N. C. The Mophews were Quakers and descendants of John Burke who discovered Burkes Garden in Virginia. The name of the Snow children as taken from the family Bible were 1.) Nancy Catherine Snow (b. November 30, 1832 - d. January 6, 1853); 2.) Mary Snow (b. July 13, 1835); 3. Charlotte Malinda Snow (b. November 8, 1838 - d. May 9, 1853); 4.) Andrew Jackson Snow (b. March 23, 1841 - d. 1941); 5.) Sarah Emaline Snow (b. February 23, 1844 - d. October 21, 1915) married Thomas L. Lewis and moved to Lacede County Missouri; 6.) John W. Snow (b. September 10, 1847 - d. after 1870); 7.) Richard H. Snow, Jr. (b. December 10, 1849 - 1923) married first to Caroline Marney who died and second to Ophelia Vaughn from who he was divorced; 8.) James Madison Snow ( b. July 18, 1852 - d. January 12, 1853 in infancy). All were born in Roane County, (now Loudon County) Tennessee. Submitted to the Roane County, Tennessee Heritage Book by Lois A. Snow P. O. Box 327 Loudon, Tennessee Research done by her mother Della (Billye) Snow Retyped for electronic distribution by Jeanne Rinear 6900 Chena Hot Springs Road Fairbanks, Alaska 99712 rancher@alaska.net or rancher@gci.net